Best Easy White Chicken Chili with Roasted Poblanos
I was standing in the middle of the produce aisle last October when a whiff of something smoky and slightly sweet hit me—and suddenly I … Read more
Best Stuffed Acorn Squash with Wild Rice (Easy Guest Recipe)
Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a rainy Tuesday to pick up a book I’d lent her—a totally mundane … Read more
Quick Creamy Butternut Squash and Sage Soup (30 Min!)
There used to be a tiny café tucked into the side of an old bookstore in my neighborhood, the kind of place where the steam … Read more
Best Easy Black Bean Pumpkin Chili (Kid-Approved)
The neighborhood chili cook-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipes, slow-simmered for days with … Read more
Cozy Salted Caramel Apple Crisp with Easy Oat Crumble
I was halfway through sorting a box of old vinyl records at a dusty estate sale last October when the woman running the cash register—a … Read more
Quick Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal Cups – Easy Fall Breakfast
It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and a very specific, almost demanding craving hit me. I wanted something that tasted like fall—warm, spiced, … Read more
Best No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Balls
My neighbor Carla swore she hated energy balls. For years. Every time someone brought a batch to a block party or a playdate, she’d give … Read more
Best Soft Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
My neighbor Marco asked me why I couldn’t just use canned pumpkin puree straight from the can without draining it. I started to explain why … Read more
Easy Apple Cider Mimosa with a Cinnamon Sugar Rim
The power went out halfway through grating the ginger. There I was, standing in my dark kitchen at four in the afternoon on a random … Read more
Best Easy Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Ranch
I was standing in the frozen food aisle of a grocery store I never go to—the one on the other side of town because I … Read more